Joint Federal & Provincial Annual General Meeting
This page is for those joining us online. If you would like to join in person, please visit the In-Person RSVP page.
After two years of online meetings, we are excited to invite you to our 2023 Annual General Meeting and Social! We will return to an in-person meeting format (with an online/hybrid option) as we gather to celebrate the success of the past year and plan for the coming one.
During the meeting, we’ll hear important updates from our MPP Bhutila Karpoche, City Councillor Gord Perks, and TDSB Trustee Debbie King. We’ll also review the work of our riding association over the past year and discuss ways to get involved, then elect our joint Executive team for the 2023-2024 term.
Everyone is welcome to attend. To be eligible to vote, you must be an NDP member in good standing. The zoom link and voting instructions will be sent to those who RSVP on this page.
Agenda
2:15 pm: Registration Opens
2:30 pm: Annual General Meeting
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Call to Order
- Welcome
- Land Acknowledgement
- Anti-Oppression Statement
- Housekeeping
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes from 2022 Annual General Meeting
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Reports, updates, and Q&A:
- MPP Bhutila Karpoche
- Councillor Gord Perks
- TDSB Trustee Debbie King
- Provincial President Jason Wagar
- Provincial Financial Agent Karen Ridley
- Federal President Francis Kung
- Federal Financial Agent Rob Welch
- Ratification of Amendments to the Parkdale-High Park NDP Constitutions
- Elections to the Executive
- Announcements
- Adjournment
Verifying your Membership Status
Not sure of your membership status? Please contact [email protected] or call 647.258.6047 for assistance.
If you were a member in good standing in 2022 and have not yet renewed your membership for 2023, please do so at ontariondp.ca/join.
Amendments to the Parkdake-High Park NDP Constitution
Amendments have been proposed to the Federal Constitution and By-Laws of the Riding Association:
Proposed amendment (corrects typos referencing the Provincial party, and clarifies email meeting notifications):
4.5: Notice for all General Meetings shall be sent not less than fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting. Notice period requirements for nomination meetings shall be governed by the Constitution of the Ontario New Democratic Party of Canada and the Nomination Guidelines as adopted by Provincial Federal Council. Notice may be sent by email to members who have requested a notice by email a valid email address on record, otherwise it must be sent by mail.
6.2: This constitution may not be in conflict with the requirements set out in the constitution of the Ontario New Democratic Party of Canada.
Proposed amendment (adds Equity Rep positions to the Federal Executive, harmonizing Executive structures with the provincial riding association):
Add clauses 1.2 and 1.3:
1.2: The Association’s representatives to equity-seeking committees of the New Democratic Party of Canada shall also be considered members of the Executive.
1.3: An individual may hold more than one role on the Executive (ie, a Co-ordinator as well as an Equity Committee Representative). Such individuals shall be considered a single member for the purposes of voting and quorum.
Nominations
Nominations for Executive positions have now closed.
Nominated candidates for the 2023-2024 Executive:
Federal President
- Francis Kung
Provincial President
- Jason Wagar
Federal & Provincial Vice-President
- Spencer Julien
Secretary
- Shelly Gordon
Federal Financial Agent
- Robert Welch
Provincial Financial Agent
- Karen Ridley
Federal Membership Secretary
- Suhaib Abdillahi
Provincial Membership Secretary
- Judith Penfold
Youth Representative
- Emma Hartviksen
Fundraising Coordinator
- Tom Parkin
Communications Coordinator
- (vacant)
Data Coordinator
- Justin Bull
Outreach Coordinator
- Kim McCrory
Research Coordinator
- Shane Pollock
Volunteer Coordinator
- Donovan Hayden
Ethno-Racial Equity Committee Representative (Provincial)
- (vacant)
Indigenous Committee Representative (Provincial)
- (vacant)
LGBTQ+ Committee Representative (Provincial)
- Jessica Cordeiro
Persons Living with DisAbilities Committee Representative (Provincial)
- Lulu Larcenciel
Women's Committee Representative (Provincial)
- Sky Pepin
Note that Federal Equity Committee Rep positions are subject to a pending Bylaw amendment. As such, the current Equity Committee Rep nominations are for the Provincial side only. We will bring forward a separate motion on Federal reps during the AGM, after the Bylaw amendment is passed.
Provincial Council Delegate (5 available)
- Spencer Julien
- Jill Marzetti
- Judith Penfold
- Karen Ridley
- Jason Wagar
Provincial Council Alternate (non-voting; 2 available)
- Wynne Hartviksen
- Francis Kung